Colombo : At least 27 Indians, including five women, have been arrested for overstaying their tourist visas in Sri Lanka, immigration officials said today. The immigration department’s investigation unit had been on the lookout for visa overstayers in the Northern Province, they said. Most of the 27 Indian nationals were arrested in Jaffna, the provincial capital […]
Ballangen : Plans to build the world’s “largest” data centre are being made public. The facility is set to be created at the Norwegian town of Ballangen, which is located inside the Arctic Circle.The firm behind the project, Kolos, says the chilled air and abundant hydropower available locally would help it keep its energy costs down. […]
Chandigarh, August 21 : Heavy rain on Monday morning threw life out of gear in Chandigarh, Mohali, Panchkula and surrounding areas. There was a flood-like situation in several areas owing to waterlogging. Roads and roundabouts turned into virtual rivers. Vehicular traffic was badly hit as several vehicles broke down on flooded roads.Schoolchildren and office-goers were […]
Rajpura : “Ek roti aur aachaar pey hum do raat guzaarey hain (we survived two nights on a chapatti and some pickle),” said Rani Devi, seated in the tiny space adjacent to a train lavatory, tightly holding her two young children aged four and five. “As the train reached Punjab, some good Samaritans offered us […]
Ludhiana : The Ludhiana Commissionerate has arrested five racketeers who had made fraudulent withdrawals of over Rs 1 crore during the past four years. The swindlers had made fraudulent withdrawals from ATMs through genuine ATM cards without affecting the bank balance. The expose has unveiled the defects in the banking security system. The accused have […]